General manager Glen Grunwald has maintained his desire to add a third point guard to the Knicks, but established players like Beno Udrih might want more than the veteran's minimum.
(Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports)

According to Zwerling, the 6-10 California native
signed for two seasons and "there is a certain
point next summer when the second year could become fully guaranteed." Obviously the Knicks only have minimum contracts to offer at this point, so the only remaining questions were regarding guarantees and the length of the deal.

That gives the Knicks
13 players but general manager Glen Grunwald could add another deal before
training camps start. As several outlets have already reported, point
guard Bobby Brown will work out for the team one last time.

Brown has already
signed a deal with the Dongguan Leopards of the Chinese Basketball League, according to ESPN's Marc Stein,
but that contract supposedly allows Brown to sign with an NBA team before Aug.
15.

Grunwald is
apparently waiting on a decision from Beno Udrih before finalizing anything
with Brown. If Udrih, a veteran left-handed point guard with solid offensive
skills, is willing to take the veteran's minimum, he'll likely be a Knick next
season. But, if Udrih can get more money, the Knicks will probably settle on
Brown and leave one roster spot open for training camp.

Udrih, a scoring
point guard himself, is still a bit more traditional than Brown, who was
described as a "taller Nate Robinson" by a scout who spoke with the
New York Post's Marc Berman.

Udrih began his
career as Tony Parker's backup with the San Antonio Spurs before
eventually putting together four productive seasons with the Sacramento Kings,
with whom he averaged 13.7 points and 4.9 assists for in 2010-2011. He split
the 2012-2013 season between the Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic.

As former ESPN.com
writer and current Memphis Grizzlies executive John
Hollinger once explained, Udrih is a "crafty finisher" who "struggles to
defend quick guards."

In other Knicks news:

• As
we reported yesterday, the NBA released its schedule and the Knicks will
have a brutal stretch at the end of February: "The
Knicks will play nine of 12 games on the road between the end of February and
the beginning of March—a stretch that will include difficult games at Oklahoma
City, Miami and Chicago. Their final month of the season won't be much easier.
In addition to facing the revamped Nets twice, the Knicks will play at Miami
(April 6) and at home against the Bulls (April 13)."

• Mitch
Lawrence of the New York Daily News
did a paragraph on some of the bigger games the Knicks will play this year: "Highlights
of the Knicks' schedule include LeBron James and Miami's first visit to the
Garden on Jan. 9, which is the first meeting of the season between the Knicks
and Heat. Kobe Bryant and the Lakers make their lone trip to the Garden on Jan.
26. During the lead-up to Super Bowl XLVIII on Feb. 2 at MetLife Stadium, the
Knicks have an eight-game home stand, including four games the week of Super
Bowl — against the Lakers, Boston, Cleveland and Miami, with Knicks-Heat on
Feb. 1."

• Berman
spoke with Warriors power forward David Lee about his time with the Knicks:
"With Stoudemire and his sore knees, the Knicks have won one playoff round in
his three seasons. Lee understands the Stoudemire signing was more than what he
brought to the court... 'I don't want to say I was underappreciated,' Lee told
The Post. 'The Knicks took a chance and part of getting Amar'e was to use it as
bridge to get a guy like LeBron (James) and Carmelo Anthony. They got that
done. Amare's a heckuva player. It's unfortunate what 's happened with some of
his injuries. Hopefully he gets healthy because I know how much he loves the
game and loves being in New York. Hopefully he gets healthy and has a better
year next year.'"